Weiss Lake has a lot of property that touches the shoreline in Cherokee County. Are there restrictions on the use of this property? Who controls the land mass around the lake? When do you need a permit? All these questions are answered in my latest blog: "Weiss Lake Recreational Property".

At that time, they were announcing that the disease had penetrated into Alabama. Researchers found infected bats within the Lake Purdy Corkscrew Cave outside Birmingham. For the first time, the southeastern bat species had fallen ill. While many affected ...

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I loved the fresh air and quiet there. So in early 1970 we moved into a modest new house in Lake Purdy. That first week I could not believe how quiet and dark it was at night until dawn when the birds woke me up with their chorus of songs. Our road was ...

At that time, they were announcing that the disease had penetrated into Alabama. Researchers found infected bats within the Lake Purdy Corkscrew Cave outside Birmingham. For the first time, the southeastern bat species had fallen ill. While many affected ...

At that time, they were announcing that the disease had penetrated into Alabama. Researchers found infected bats within the Lake Purdy Corkscrew Cave outside Birmingham. For the first time, the southeastern bat species had fallen ill. While many affected ...

At that time, they were announcing that the disease had penetrated into Alabama. Researchers found infected bats within the Lake Purdy Corkscrew Cave outside Birmingham. For the first time, the southeastern bat species had fallen ill. While many affected ...

At that time, they were announcing that the disease had penetrated into Alabama. Researchers found infected bats within the Lake Purdy Corkscrew Cave outside Birmingham. For the first time, the southeastern bat species had fallen ill. While many affected ...

At that time, they were announcing that the disease had penetrated into Alabama. Researchers found infected bats within the Lake Purdy Corkscrew Cave outside Birmingham. For the first time, the southeastern bat species had fallen ill. While many affected ...

At that time, they were announcing that the disease had penetrated into Alabama. Researchers found infected bats within the Lake Purdy Corkscrew Cave outside Birmingham. For the first time, the southeastern bat species had fallen ill. While many affected ...

At that time, they were announcing that the disease had penetrated into Alabama. Researchers found infected bats within the Lake Purdy Corkscrew Cave outside Birmingham. For the first time, the southeastern bat species had fallen ill. While many affected ...

At that time, they were announcing that the disease had penetrated into Alabama. Researchers found infected bats within the Lake Purdy Corkscrew Cave outside Birmingham. For the first time, the southeastern bat species had fallen ill. While many affected ...

At that time, they were announcing that the disease had penetrated into Alabama. Researchers found infected bats within the Lake Purdy Corkscrew Cave outside Birmingham. For the first time, the southeastern bat species had fallen ill. While many affected ...

The new Cahaba Beach Road would cut a swath through forested open space lands surrounding the Little Cahaba River, which help keep our drinking water clean as it comes from Lake Purdy to the intakes in the Cahaba River. This is one of the last healthy ...

Look out weather watchers: La Niña is lurking. And that could mean a warm and dry winter for the USA’s southern tier and a potentially cooler, stormier one across the north, federal scientists announced Thursday morning. The La Niña climate pattern ...

With roots in rural Alabama, Perry Austin has a passion for the landscape both as a painter and a fisherman. Beginning art at the age of 13. Perry began formal training in the aerospace industry as a technical illustrator and worked for companies from California to Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL. After…

Yesterday I finally got a chance to go to the water and field test the new bait by Bob Hinkle (aka Snake River) at Lake Purdy Alabama. He calls his new bait the "Little Shot" but I have found it to be mighty big on tail action. We could not have picked a ...

It is rumored Carla was attacked and sexually assaulted by three men near Lake Purdy in Alabama that July, just weeks before she vanished. No official police report was filed, however, and police didn’t learn of the alleged assault until 18 years after ...

It's a big difference if you go to Lake Purdy this summer over last year's drought. People are coming out to enjoy the lake. Some are boating on the lake. Others like James Salter and three young men just came for the view. "We stopped by to see how much ...

It's a big difference if you go to Lake Purdy this summer over last year's drought. People are coming out to enjoy the lake. Some are boating on the lake. Others like James Salter and three young men just came for the view. "We stopped by to see how much ...

With the late spring and early summer months comes an increased number of bear sightings. This time of year bears begin to travel in search of mates or to find a new home after leaving their mother. More often these bears are just passing through and are not likely to stick around or be seen again. However, some bears may…

Beautiful Lake Purdy is a fantastic place to row - the sport that provides a full-body cardio AND resistance workout! Sign up for the class to learn, then join Lake Purdy Rowing Association to enjoy the sport year-round. The 6-session class is scheduled on ...

Rick Morrissey, Somers Town Supervisor said, "I am pleased to learn that Lake Purdy's has been added to the inland waterways list through the good offices of Senator Terrence Murphy and Assemblyman Kevin Byrne. It is hoped that once the town obtains ...

Disclaimer: School attendance zone boundaries are supplied by Pitney Bowes and are subject to change. Check with the applicable school district prior to making a decision based on these boundaries. About the ratings: GreatSchools ratings are based on a ...

Disclaimer: School attendance zone boundaries are supplied by Pitney Bowes and are subject to change. Check with the applicable school district prior to making a decision based on these boundaries. About the ratings: GreatSchools ratings are based on a ...

The diseased bat was found in Shelby County, Alabama, at Lake Purdy Corkscrew Cave, by surveyors from the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) Nongame Program; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-Alabama Ecological Services Field ...